CosplayFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA group of cosplayers on stage at Yukicon 2014 convention in Finland.A model cosplaying Ciri who is one of the main characters of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Cosplay of Lara Croft by Tatiana DeKhtyar at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles 2016Cosplay of the Yu-Gi-Oh! character "Dark Magician Girl"

Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), a contraction of the words costume play, is a hobby in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.[1] Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, live-action films, television series and video games.

The rapid growth in the number of people cosplaying as a hobby since 1990s has made the phenomenon a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world. Cosplay events are common features of fan conventions and there are also dedicated conventions and local and international competitions, as well as social networks, websites and other forms of media centered on cosplay activities.

The term "cosplay" was coined in Japan in 1984. It was inspired by and grew out of the practice then-known as fan costuming at science fiction conventions, beginning with the 1st World Science Fiction Convention in New York City in 1939.(Continued)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay

Didn't realize it was so big, have seen the bits on TV about Japanese gals dressing up.

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I've long wanted to visit one of the big cosplay events in the US. Our events are small and as a consequence we have in raw numbers less of those adventurous and bold types that you can spot at incredibly regular rate at places like Comic Con etc.

My daughter is into Cosplay in a big way and goes to Comic Cons several times a year in London. I think she filmed this one at a LadyBaby meet and greet though...

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